undika

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Verb

-undika (infinitive kuundika)

1. Stative form of -unda

Conjugation

Conjugation of -undika
Positive present -naundika Subjunctive -undike Negative -undiki Imperative singular undika
Infinitives
Positive kuundika Negative kutoundika
Imperatives
Singular undika Plural undikeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huundika Positive past positive subject concord + -liundika Negative past negative subject concord + -kuundika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naundika) Singular Plural 1st person ninaundika/naundika tunaundika 2nd person unaundika mnaundika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaundika wanaundika other classes positive subject concord + -naundika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -undiki) Singular Plural 1st person siundiki hatuundiki 2nd person huundiki hamuundiki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haundiki hawaundiki other classes negative subject concord + -undiki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taundika Negative future negative subject concord + -taundika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -undike) Singular Plural 1st person niundike tuundike 2nd person uundike muundike 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aundike waundike other classes positive subject concord + -undike
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -siundike Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeundika Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeundika Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngaliundika Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singaliundika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aundika) Singular Plural 1st person naundika twaundika 2nd person waundika mwaundika 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aundika waundika m-mi(III/IV) waundika yaundika ji-ma(V/VI) laundika yaundika ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaundika vyaundika n(IX/X) yaundika zaundika u(XI) waundika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaundika pa(XVI) paundika mu(XVIII) mwaundika
Perfect positive subject concord + -meundika "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaundika "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaundika "If/When" positive subject concord + -kiundika "If not" positive subject concord + -sipoundika Consecutive kaundika / positive subject concord + -kaundika Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaundike
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -niundika -tuundika 2nd person -kuundika -waundika/-kuundikeni/-waundikeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -muundika -waundika m-mi(III/IV) -uundika -iundika ji-ma(V/VI) -liundika -yaundika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kiundika -viundika n(IX/X) -iundika -ziundika u(XI) -uundika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuundika pa(XVI) -paundika mu(XVIII) -muundika Reflexive -jiundika
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -undika- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -undikaye -undikao m-mi(III/IV) -undikao -undikayo ji-ma(V/VI) -undikalo -undikayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -undikacho -undikavyo n(IX/X) -undikayo -undikazo u(XI) -undikao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -undikako pa(XVI) -undikapo mu(XVIII) -undikamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -undika) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeundika -oundika m-mi(III/IV) -oundika -youndika ji-ma(V/VI) -loundika -youndika ki-vi(VII/VIII) -choundika -vyoundika n(IX/X) -youndika -zoundika u(XI) -oundika see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -koundika pa(XVI) -poundika mu(XVIII) -moundika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.